{"id":54869,"date":"2026-02-16T06:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solisinforma.com\/?p=54869"},"modified":"2026-02-16T06:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:41:52","slug":"es-dominicano-el-exjefe-local-de-la-dea-acusado-en-ee-uu-de-vender-visados-y-fabricar-expedientes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solisinforma.com\/?p=54869","title":{"rendered":"Es dominicano el exjefe local de la DEA acusado en EE. UU. de vender visados y fabricar expedientes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subtitle text-xl mb-4\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"flex mb-2\"><strong>Melit\u00f3n Cordero fue condecorado por el Gobierno en 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"flex mb-2\"><strong><strong>Lo arrestaron el pasado 12 de febrero en Washington D. C.\n<p><\/strong><\/strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54870\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solisinforma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meliton-Cordero-el-supervisor-d.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solisinforma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meliton-Cordero-el-supervisor-d.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solisinforma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meliton-Cordero-el-supervisor-d.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solisinforma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meliton-Cordero-el-supervisor-d.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>El exjefe local de la Administraci\u00f3n para el Control de Drogas (<strong>DEA<\/strong>),\u00a0<strong>Melit\u00f3n Cordero<\/strong>, es dominicano y el primero en alcanzar esa posici\u00f3n en el pa\u00eds. Fue arrestado en Washington D. C. bajo\u00a0<strong>acusaciones federales<\/strong>\u00a0de encabezar un esquema de\u00a0<strong>sobornos<\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0<strong>fraude de visas<\/strong>\u00a0que habr\u00eda operado desde la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cordero<\/strong>, de 47 a\u00f1os, naci\u00f3 en San Francisco de Macor\u00eds y se identificaba como comerciante antes de ingresar a la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>. Llevaba seis a\u00f1os al frente de la oficina local y fue\u00a0<strong>detenido<\/strong>\u00a0el pasado jueves 12 de febrero. Seg\u00fan la acusaci\u00f3n presentada por la Fiscal\u00eda del Distrito de Columbia, habr\u00eda aprovechado la posici\u00f3n de \u00abconfianza especial\u00bb que ocupaba para agilizar de manera il\u00edcita tr\u00e1mites migratorios a cambio de dinero.<\/p>\n<p>El caso cobra mayor relevancia porque el 11 de septiembre de 2024 el Palacio Nacional hab\u00eda emitido el\u00a0<strong>decreto 520-24<\/strong>, mediante el cual el presidente\u00a0<strong>Luis Abinader<\/strong>\u00a0le concedi\u00f3 la\u00a0<strong>Orden del M\u00e9rito<\/strong>\u00a0de Duarte, S\u00e1nchez y Mella en el grado de Caballero. En ese\u00a0<strong>decreto<\/strong>\u00a0se resalt\u00f3 su \u00abcompromiso excepcional e inquebrantable en la lucha contra el narcotr\u00e1fico\u00bb y se destac\u00f3 su ascenso como el primer criollo en liderar la oficina de la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>\u00a0aqu\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Extraoficialmente, se inform\u00f3 que el <strong>decreto<\/strong>\u00a0fue\u00a0<strong>dejado sin efecto<\/strong>\u00a0este\u00a0<strong>fin de semana<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo, menos de dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, el funcionario enfrenta se\u00f1alamientos graves. La acusaci\u00f3n, encabezada por la\u00a0<strong>fiscal Jeanine Ferris Pirro<\/strong>, sostiene que durante su asignaci\u00f3n en Rep\u00fablica Dominicana tramit\u00f3 al menos\u00a0<strong>119 solicitudes<\/strong>\u00a0de visa en un per\u00edodo de seis a\u00f1os, recibiendo miles de d\u00f3lares en efectivo para facilitar la aprobaci\u00f3n de visados de no inmigrante.<\/p>\n<p>Las autoridades tambi\u00e9n investigan el presunto uso indebido de un programa reservado para informantes confidenciales, un mecanismo que permite el ingreso temporal a EE. UU. de personas que colaboran con agencias de seguridad. Seg\u00fan los documentos, ese recurso fue\u00a0<strong>manipulado<\/strong>\u00a0para beneficiar a solicitantes que pagaban\u00a0<strong>sobornos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>La pesquisa involucra a la <strong>Oficina de Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional<\/strong>\u00a0(HSI) en\u00a0<strong>Newark y Santo Domingo<\/strong>, el Servicio de Seguridad Diplom\u00e1tica del Departamento de Estado y la Oficina del Inspector General del\u00a0<strong>Departamento de Justicia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tras el arresto, la<strong>\u00a0<a>e<\/a><a>mbajadora de Estados Unidos en Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Leah Francis Campos<\/strong>, orden\u00f3 el\u00a0<strong>cierre temporal<\/strong>\u00a0de la oficina de la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>\u00a0en Santo Domingo y calific\u00f3 el caso como una \u00abviolaci\u00f3n repugnante y deshonrosa de la confianza p\u00fablica\u00bb, al tiempo que anunci\u00f3 una\u00a0<strong>revisi\u00f3n interna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Reubicaron el personal<\/h2>\n<p>El administrador de la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Terrance Cole<\/strong>, confirm\u00f3 la\u00a0<strong>reubicaci\u00f3n del personal<\/strong>\u00a0asignado al pa\u00eds. Tanto la Embajada como la agencia se\u00f1alaron que las acusaciones contra\u00a0<strong>Cordero<\/strong>\u00a0no representan al resto de sus funcionarios.<\/p>\n<p>A su vez, el canciller dominicano\u00a0<strong>Roberto \u00c1lvarez<\/strong>\u00a0inform\u00f3 que convers\u00f3 con la embajadora y precis\u00f3 que se trata de una\u00a0<strong>investigaci\u00f3n interna<\/strong>\u00a0de la misi\u00f3n diplom\u00e1tica, indicando que no existen se\u00f1ales de participaci\u00f3n de funcionarios del Gobierno dominicano.<\/p>\n<p>Las\u00a0<strong>autoridades dominicanas<\/strong>\u00a0no guardan relaci\u00f3n con las\u00a0<strong>denuncias<\/strong>\u00a0que han motivado la revisi\u00f3n anunciada por la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>, al tratarse de un asunto interno de la agencia estadounidense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-embed mb-4\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2022064189359968732&amp;lang=es&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariolibre.com%2Factualidad%2Fnacional%2F2026%2F02%2F16%2Fprimer-dominicano-jefe-de-la-dea-en-rd-acusado-de-vender-visas%2F3438232&amp;sessionId=48e81c7dc9ed5cfe24b941cf7a994636c29188f2&amp;siteScreenName=diariolibre&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2022064189359968732\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Se ha indicado que el proceso de\u00a0<strong>evaluaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0y eventual determinaci\u00f3n de\u00a0<strong>responsabilidades<\/strong>\u00a0corresponde a los mecanismos institucionales de EE. UU., sin que hasta ahora exista se\u00f1alamiento alguno contra organismos ni funcionarios locales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-12 component web-insert-bullet relative border bg-component\"><span class=\"text-xl block my-3 component-title glosa\"><strong>Modalidades descritas en la acusaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/span>Seg\u00fan la acusaci\u00f3n federal, el esquema habr\u00eda operado mediante distintas pr\u00e1cticas, entre ellas:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-text\">\n<li><strong>Venta de prioridad:<\/strong>\u00a0supuestamente mov\u00eda solicitantes en la lista de espera de citas consulares a cambio de dinero.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fabricaci\u00f3n de documentos:<\/strong>\u00a0se le atribuye la creaci\u00f3n de evidencias falsas para facilitar aprobaciones migratorias.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asesor\u00eda a solicitantes:\u00a0<\/strong>habr\u00eda instruido a personas sobre c\u00f3mo responder durante entrevistas consulares.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrega directa:<\/strong>\u00a0en un caso, se habr\u00eda reunido con un extranjero para entregarle un pasaporte con visa a cambio de efectivo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Un patr<\/strong><strong>\u00f3<\/strong><strong>n de casos federales<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>La Fiscal\u00eda indic\u00f3 que, en la \u00faltima d\u00e9cada, al menos\u00a0<strong>17 agentes de la DEA<\/strong>\u00a0han sido acusados de delitos\u00a0<strong>federales<\/strong>. El caso ocurre semanas despu\u00e9s de que\u00a0<strong>Joseph Bongiovanni<\/strong>, exagente de la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>\u00a0en Nueva York, fuera\u00a0<strong>condenado<\/strong>\u00a0a cinco a\u00f1os de prisi\u00f3n por proteger narcotraficantes y obstruir la justicia durante m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada.<\/p>\n<p>Mientras tanto, la controversia ocurre en un momento de alta sensibilidad regional, marcado por el crecimiento del\u00a0<strong>narcotr\u00e1fico mar\u00edtimo<\/strong>\u00a0en el\u00a0<strong>Caribe<\/strong>, el fortalecimiento de redes de lavado y la utilizaci\u00f3n de\u00a0<strong>rutas dominicanas<\/strong>\u00a0como corredores estrat\u00e9gicos hacia Puerto Rico, Florida y Europa.<\/p>\n<p>Por ahora, la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>\u00a0insiste en que su compromiso permanece intacto: \u00ab<strong>profesionalismo<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>transparencia<\/strong>\u00a0y el imperio de la ley\u00bb, concluy\u00f3 Cole en el comunicado.<\/p>\n<p>Las\u00a0<strong>autoridades dominicanas<\/strong>\u00a0no guardan relaci\u00f3n con las\u00a0<strong>denuncias<\/strong>\u00a0que han motivado la revisi\u00f3n anunciada por la\u00a0<strong>DEA<\/strong>, al tratarse de un asunto interno de la agencia estadounidense.<\/p>\n<p>Se ha indicado que el proceso de\u00a0<strong>evaluaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0y eventual determinaci\u00f3n de\u00a0<strong>responsabilidades<\/strong>\u00a0corresponde exclusivamente a los mecanismos institucionales de Estados Unidos, sin que hasta el momento exista se\u00f1alamiento alguno contra organismos dominicanos ni contra funcionarios locales.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-b-2 pb-3 byline text-lg\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melit\u00f3n Cordero fue condecorado por el Gobierno en 2024 Lo arrestaron el pasado 12 de&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15,39],"tags":[7017,6226,2691,44,20852,20853,46,20854],"class_list":["post-54869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internacional","category-primeraplana","tag-acusado","tag-dea","tag-dominicano","tag-ee-uu","tag-exjefe","tag-meliton-cordero","tag-solis-informa","tag-vender-visa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Es dominicano el exjefe local de la DEA acusado en EE. 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